The Skidmore College Dance Department's annual Senior Coda showcase premieres on Saturday, March 30, and Saturday, April 6. The Senior Coda is a course available to all performance- and choreography-track and research-track majors, offered annually by the department. The class and participation in the showcase are prerequisites to earn honors. The class is taught by Jason Ohlberg, Associate Chair of the Dance Department, but the semester is primarily student-led. Professor Ohlberg’s teaching philosophy is giving the class independence and autonomy in the process of producing their first concert.
Read moreA Celebration of Movement and Growth for Dance Seniors
Skidmore College senior dance majors have just come off of an amazing weekend filled with joy, sweat, and tears. The annual Senior Coda class, taught by Associate Chair of the dance department Jason Ohlberg, has come to a head with the final showing for the dancers before their graduation. This celebration included seven pieces in a variety of styles and showed a range of different talents from choreographers, lighting designers, and dancers.
Read moreSenior Dance Coda at the Tang: Event Preview
Senior dance research majors have been working particularly hard this semester, as this is the first time in the past two years that they will be able to present their capstones live and in person. Five research tract dance majors will present their works on Saturday, April 9th, at the Tang Teaching Museum. Their presentations will include a variety of film and live performances using different forms of media across the entire museum.
Read moreVandalization at the Skidmore Dance Theater
On February 2nd, Lori Dawson, technical director for the Dance Department, found and reported a vandalization case at the dance theater. Graffiti in sharpie was found written on the bottom of the Cyc.
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